André Onana played a heroic role at Internazionale on Wednesday. The Cameroonian made several feline saves against FC Porto and thus had a large share in the 1-0 victory over FC Porto. The former Ajax player confronted the camera RTL 7 humble up. He also indicates that he will watch Ajax’s match against Union Berlin on Thursday in the Europa League. “Of course! I hope they win.”
In conversation with reporter Simon Zijlemans, Onana indicates that he attaches more value to Romelu Lukaku’s winning goal than to the spectacular five seconds in which he made three saves. “It was important for us to win this game,” says Onana. “We played against a very good team and it was a tough game. “It went as we expected. Porto is a tough team. We know they are good on the counterattack and they have some good players.”
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“I am very happy with the goal, the victory,” Onana continues. “I am also very happy for Romelu. He went through a tough time and now he is back. The big guy is backLukaku scored against Udinese on Saturday and was also crucially important as a substitute on Wednesday. Inter decided the game in the final phase. After Otávio received his second yellow card for a foul on Hakan Çalhanoglu, Lukaku managed to hit the rebound. goal was worth gold for us and I am happy for him (Lukaku, ed.).” Onana is modest and states that his saves were less important than the goal just before time. “I can make those saves, but there you don’t win a match. Otherwise I wouldn’t be laughing as much as I do now.”
Onana also proved herself valid in another way during the match. A careless loss of possession by Edin Dzeko led to a great opportunity for Porto, after which Onana the Bosnian clearly stated that he was not happy with the loss of possession. “It’s part of the game,” Onana responds. “There was a misunderstanding with some players, but I only did this to make the team better. I have to make sure everything is okay because I am the player who concedes goals.” Finally, Onana is asked whether he will watch Ajax tomorrow in the Europa League against Union Berlin. “Of course! And I hope they win.”